March 17, 2000

LAS VEGAS - The 71st-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost only one doubles match en route to a 8-1 defeat of unranked Bowling Green at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Friday.

The Lady Rebels, who broke a two-match losing streak, improved to 8-6. The Falcons fell to 5-4.

At the No. 1 spot, 41st-ranked Katarina Malec of UNLV won her 12th match in her last 14 outings to move to 25-5 overall. The senior downed Abby Bratton 6-0, 6-0. Also winning for the Lady Rebels were Veronica Goude at No. 2, Marianne Bakken at No. 3, Urska Radanovic at No. 4, Michaela Gabl at No. 5 and Amy Hadziosmanovic at No. 6.

In doubles, the 36th-ranked team of Malec and Bakken won at the top spot to move to 15-3 this season. Goude and Hadziosmanovic also won at the third position for the Lady Rebels' final point.

UNLV next hosts Tulsa, Saturday at 10 a.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 8, BOWLING GREEN 1At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES-1.  Katarina Malec (UNLV) def. Abby Bratton (BG)        6-0, 6-02.  Veronica Goude (UNLV) def. Erika Wasilewski (BG)    6-3, 6-33.  Marianne Bakken (UNLV) def. Meghan Rhodes (BG)      6-1, 6-24.  Urska Radanovic (UNLV) def. Deidre Bissinger (BG)   6-2, 3-6, 6-15.      Michaela Gabl (UNLV) def. Devon Bissinger (BG)      4-6, 6-4, 7-66.  Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Tracy Howitt (BG)    6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES-1.  Malec/Bakken (UNLV) def. Wasilewski/Bratton (BG)        8-42.  Rhodes/Dei. Bissinger (BG) def. M. Gabl/Britta Gabl (UNLV)  8-63.  Goude/Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Beth Wilson/Dev. Bissinger 8-6